1. Power the Machine

After powering up...

...the LCD displays:

...and changes to:

...followed by:

The startup self-checking process is finished at this time.

2. Keys and Settings

TIME key: Clock setting. Press this key shortly will display the date and time on the LCD. Press and hold it for 10 seconds will switch to time setting mode:

Enter the current date and time. Press the TIME key again to exit.

PITCH key: This key will set the tape pitch. According to EIA-481 standard, available pitches(P:PO ratio) are: 2mm, 4mm, 8mm, 12mm, 16mm, 20mm, ..., 56mm. Press the PITCH key repeatedly till the LCD displays the required pitch.

Po = Distance from one to the next sprocket hole which is 4mm (EIA-481 Standard)

It can be seen that pitch equals the number of puncture holes between two parts (gaps between two holes are 4mm on all tapes).

PRESET key: Press this key and enter the desired number. The machine counts to this preset number and stops. Pressing the key again will return to normal mode.

Note: Preset value is invalid if >59999.

CLEAR key: Reset the counter.

START key: Start the counting. Motors start moving, the tape transfers from one reel to the other.

STOP key: Stop counting.

REWIND key: Pressing this key rewinds the tape from the temp reel to the original reel. The counter decrements at the same time. It stops when the counter reaches zero. This also verifies the accuracy of the counting.

3. Operation

• Mount source reel (left) and take-up reel (right)
• Feed tape through counting mechanism
• Set correct pitch value
• Press START to begin counting
• Press REWIND to return tape and verify count

The counter updates automatically during both forward and reverse movement.